Assessing the Economic Value of Linear Landscapes

Assessing the Economic Value of Linear Landscapes
Author: Dylan M. Stewart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014
Genre: Landscape design
ISBN:

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This research is an economic value study for linear landscapes. Additionally, the research builds upon relevant landscape architecture literature in concern to the economic value of landscape. Specifically, the focus occurs upon a landscape typology that is relevant to today's design practice (Crompton, 2001; Brander et al., 2011; Sherer, 2006). The research's relevancy stems from the landscape architect's ability to analyze and understand dynamic, linear landscapes as they stimulate economic activity beyond their direct footprint (see such as Vandermeulen et al., 2011; Ozdil, 2008; Tzoulas et al., 2007; de Groot et al., 2002; Quayle, 1995). The purpose of this research is to assess the economic value of linear landscapes in the urban setting through the study of Katy and Santa Fe Trails in Dallas, Texas. Linear landscape, as a term, derives from relevant literature in concern to parks and open spaces with linear qualities. Specifically, the term builds upon the typologies of urban trails, linkages, greenways and green infrastructure (see such as Tzoulas, 2007; Walmsley, 2001; Wright; 2013 and so on). This research derives from the landscape architect's ability to understand unique landscape typologies, utilize research to understand relevant precedents and to implement a research method strategy to understand the economic value of linear landscapes through geo-spatial analysis. The research follows quantitative methods to assess the economic value of linear landscapes. For the research methods, first, the literature review informs the collection and distillation of economic value indicators through the study of land development and landscape architecture case studies (Francis, 1999; LAF, 2014; ULI, 2014). Second, the data collection process utilizes open record requests and/or government data sharing sources (for example, US Census, 2014). This procedure promotes a replicable data collection format. Third and finally, the geo-spatial data analysis occurs in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Esri, 2014) to understand the economic value on-site, along the adjacencies and within the urban fabric. In conclusion, the data analysis outlines different growth patterns for adjacent development and the urban context within 0.25 mile radius from the Katy and Santa Fe Trails in Dallas Texas. Of note, the linear landscapes display immediate impact (within first five years of inception) in economic value. Specifically the impact is through the indicators of property values, sales tax generated, and number of jobs and establishment. The research illustrates that the utilization of replicable research methods and accessible data sources helps to understand the unique impact of linear landscapes. This topic is relevant due direct and indirect impact urban landscapes, especially linear landscapes, stimulate within their urban context.

The Economic Value of Landscapes

The Economic Value of Landscapes
Author: C. Martijn van der Heide
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135125112

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This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient – not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound.

The Economic Value of Landscapes

The Economic Value of Landscapes
Author: C. Martijn van der Heide
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0415563283

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This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient - not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound.

The Economic Valuation of Landscape Change

The Economic Valuation of Landscape Change
Author: José Manuel L. Santos
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1998-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781782541639

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The increase in landscape degradation in the last decades has resulted in a growing public concern for policies to conserve the countryside. This book presents theories of valuation and economic welfare which are applied to policies to conserve the landscape. Environmental, agricultural and ecological economists will be interested in this book as will geographers and those involved in planning and countryside management.

Landscape Amenities

Landscape Amenities
Author: Isabel Vanslembrouck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781402031342

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This book maps points of common understanding and cooperation in the interpretation of landscapes. These interfaces appear between cultures, between natural and human sciences, lay people and experts, time and space, preservation and use, ecology and semiosis. The book compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, examines how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, traces the discussion about landscape authenticity, and finally draws perspectives for further research.

Landscape Indicators

Landscape Indicators
Author: Claudia Cassatella
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2011-01-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 940070366X

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In recent years EU policy towards the ‘landscape’ has become better defined, whereas at the same time the notion of ‘landscape’ itself remains elusive. The need for indicators to evaluate and monitor the effects of landscape policies and plans is urgent. What is more, landscape is one of the components considered in environmental reporting, but unlike air, soil, or water, it is difficult to measure using quantitative methods. With studies on landscape indicators being as rare as they are, this volume is an attempt to fill the gap, dealing as it does with the definition and use of specific indicators for landscape assessment and monitoring. To tackle the diverse dimensions of the landscape (whose complexity is well known), the subject is approached by a multidisciplinary team of experts in landscape ecology, landscape history, landscape perception, regional planning, strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment procedures, and multi-criteria assessment methods. Individual chapters include comparative assessments of studies conducted thus far in the EU, as well as detailed analyses of ecological, historical, perceptive, land-use, and economic ways of looking at landscape. As well as providing a rich source of references for researchers studying the landscape from a variety of perspectives, the book will be required reading for European officials involved at any level in planning or assessing the landscape or environment.

Landscape Economics

Landscape Economics
Author: Colin Price
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1978
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

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